The 1976 Houston Oilers season was the 17th season overall and seventh with the National Football League (NFL). The team started the season 4–1 with their only loss coming by a single point to the eventual Super Bowl champion Oakland Raiders. They won only one more game, finishing the year 5–9, while failing to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
Offseason NFL draft
Roster
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–0 1–0 Astrodome 42,228 2 September 19 at Buffalo Bills W 13–3 2–0 Rich Stadium 61,364 3 September 26 Oakland Raiders L 13–14 2–1 Astrodome 42,338 4 October 3 at New Orleans Saints W 31–26 3–1 Louisiana Superdome 51,973 5 October 10 Denver Broncos W 17–3 4–1 Astrodome 45,928 6 October 17 at San Diego Chargers L 27–30 4–2 San Diego Stadium 31,565 7 October 24 Cincinnati Bengals L 7–27 4–3 Astrodome 45,499 8 at Baltimore Colts L 14–38 4–4 Memorial Stadium 60,020 9 November 7 Cleveland Browns L 7–21 4–5 Astrodome 39,828 10 November 14 at Cincinnati Bengals L 27–31 4–6 Riverfront Stadium 53,243 11 November 21 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–32 4–7 Three Rivers Stadium 47,947 12 November 28 Atlanta Falcons W 20–14 5–7 Astrodome 25,838 13 December 5 at Cleveland Browns L 10–13 5–8 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 56,025 14 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–21 5–9 Astrodome 44,743 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
External links 1976 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com